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11-19-2018 - Phoenix, AZ - Wildlife World Zoo - Thomson's Gazelle (Eudorcas Thomsonii) is one of the best-known gazelles. It is named after explorer Joseph Thomson and is sometimes referred to as a "tommie". It is considered by some to be a subspecies of the red-fronted gazelle and was formerly considered a member of the genus Gazella within the subgenus Eudorcas, before Eudorcas was elevated to genus status. Thomson's gazelles can be found in numbers exceeding 550,000 in Africa and are recognized as the most common type of gazelle in East Africa. The Thomson's gazelle can reach speeds of 50–55 miles per hour (80–90 km/h). It is the fifth-fastest land animal, after the cheetah (its main predator), pronghorn, springbok, and wildebeest. [Wiki]

Beautiful shot of this pair. Interesting that wildebeests, which are so much larger, can run faster than this gazelle. Probably agility and the ability to make quick changes of direction is as important in escaping predators as maximum speed.